Eating Disorder Screening Tool

For many years I have been saddened by our inability to help families with a child with selective eating. This condition is described here and here.  And since, for the most…

This video shows an 11 year old boy who has struggled with classic anorexia nervosa, including fear of fat, self-denial, increased and compulsive exercise, weight loss and intrusive thoughts of…

This is an update to a post originally shared on November 30, 2010. When we discharge a patient from Kartini Clinic back to their primary care provider, it is usually…

1) Weight loss in children isn’t normal Imagine you’re a parent of a bright, active 12 year old boy. He gets good grades and has lots of friends. He excels…

In 1998 when Kartini Clinic was founded to serve children with “all conditions of disordered eating,” those with anorexia nervosa (AN) represented the majority of our young patients. At the…

We are pleased to present a guest blog this week, written by a Kartini Clinic parent. We hope you enjoy her first-hand tips for traveling with a child on the…

This post was originally published March 31, 2016.  In few fields have the twin forces of genetics and neurobiology worked as synergistically to profoundly change conceptualization and treatment as they…

Oh God, it’s so hard. Hard for the kids. Hard for the parents. Hard for me. Resting an injury is not an easy concept when you don't feel direct and…

When I was a pediatric resident in Honolulu, Hawaii, I had the great and unusual opportunity to spend time with patients with a condition now largely unknown to most American…

Anorexia nervosa is a complex illness, like most illnesses that involve the brain. There is a wide spectrum of severity, ranging from cases that easily turn around with re-feeding and…